Business Spotlight Audio 6/2009

Business Spotlight Audio offers more than 70 minutes of texts, dialogues, language exercises and interviews relating to the current Business Spotlight magazine. Improve your language and communication skills by listening to speakers from around the world.

Listen to one of our Names and News stories

Contents

THE MAGAZINE

1. Introduction

Names and News

Names and News
2.     A driving force (p. 6)
3.     Too small (p. 7)

Technology
4.     Maximilian Büsser on watchmaking (p. 64)

The View from Here
5.    Why Mexico is sick (p. 34)

Head-to-Head
6.    Is technology making us stupid? (p. 20)

Intercultural Communication
7.    Robert Gibson on international business situations (p. 24)

Office Talk
8.    The Maine Event (p. 81)

Management
9.    The Begum Aga Khan (p. 62)

Insight
10.   Business news with Tania Higgins

THE EXERCISES

11.    Introduction

On the Line
Ken Taylor on arranging a conference call (p. 47)
12.    Dialogue/Exercise: checking days and times
13.    Dialogue/Exercise: rescheduling conference calls

False Friends
14.    Exercise: translation (p. 74)

Business Skills
Ken Taylor on difficult meetings (p. 38)
15.    Exercise: idiomatic expressions
16.    Exercise: rules for native speakers
17.    Exercise: controlling native speakers

Grammar
18.     Exercise: participle clauses (p. 80)

Essential Series Booklet
Ken Taylor on small talk
19.    Dialogue/Exercise: asking questions
20.    Exercise: showing interest

Say It in Style
21.    Exercise: congratulating (p. 48)

22.    Conclusion